Student Learning Outcomes
Students who have completed coursework will be able to:
- Define, understand and value health and wellness as the dynamic interaction of the following dimensions: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational and environmental.
- Demonstrate knowledge of health concepts and skills in all six dimensions.
- Value and integrate new behaviors that will promote lifelong health and wellness.
- Develop skills to critically evaluate and analyze health information with regard to its potential benefit to self and society.
The ultimate goal of health education is to enable individuals to use knowledge in ways that promote positive behavioral change; therefore, the mission of the department is to empower students to make healthful choices in all dimensions of their lives. Students are encouraged to explore health-related problems confronting contemporary society so as to enable them to make effective decisions concerning their own health and that of their family and community.
General education requirements include a personal health and wellness course for all entering students. Additional opportunities exist for a more in-depth study of health-related fitness and wellness.
